A similar tactic was used during the civil rights era when demonstrators marched from Selma to Montgomery Alabama for voting rights.

“I realize people have a hard time talking about race and racism, but these things need to be faced. We are not talking about just the stone and concrete of these monuments, but the white supremacy that they represent,” said Frazier.

The group wants four local monuments to the Confederacy removed and placed in museums. TakeEmDownJax is also working to call attention to racial inequities in the criminal justice system.

Jacksonville City Council President Anna Lopez Brosche said she wants to make sure she has complete information before possibly introducing a bill to move Confederate monuments and markers from public spaces to museums.